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Polk County on alert

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Brandon Haught

I had posted before about a Polk County school board member, Kay Fields, who expressed an interest in intelligent design. Well, the situation just got a whole lot worse. The local newspaper there, the Lakeland Ledger, asked the other board … Continue reading →

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Polk County: School official wants intelligent design

Posted on November 13, 2007 by Brandon Haught

This just in from the Lakeland Ledger. A Polk County School Board member said Monday she wants the district to consider opposing proposed new science standards for Florida schools that would include specific mention of evolution for the first time. … Continue reading →

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First public forum on standards tonight

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Brandon Haught

The first public forum where folks can comment in person on the new draft state science standards is tonight in Leon County: Public meeting on science standards Residents will be allowed to provide input from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today … Continue reading →

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Go … comment … now!

Posted on October 21, 2007 by Brandon Haught

The new draft of the Florida science standards is up and ready for public comment. Please head over there, read through the standards and give ’em some support! You will be able to rate each benchmark and leave comments for … Continue reading →

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Florida Science Standards opposition

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Brandon Haught

I believe the writing of the new draft of the Sunshine State Science Standards is nearing completion and will be up for public comment soon. FCS members have been very active on the framing and writing committees and feel confident … Continue reading →

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Sigh of relief

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Brandon Haught

You can take a tentative breath now. It looks like Cheri Yecke didn’t get the education commissioner post. There are still final contract negotiations with the selected finalist, Eric Smith, so there is always the chance something could go wrong. … Continue reading →

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Presentation at FAST conference

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Brandon Haught

Florida Citizens for Science will be giving a presentation entitled “Removing Road Blocks to Teaching Evolution” at the annual Florida Association of Science Teachers conference this month. We are on the schedule for Saturday, Oct. 27 at 11:40 a.m. in … Continue reading →

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Oh no! Yecke in the top three.

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Brandon Haught

Your top three candidates for Florida Education Commissioner are: Joseph Marinelli, Eric Smith and Cheri Yecke. Here are some good points made by the Palm Beach Post: Pick an education leader who will break with Jeb Cheri Pierson Yecke is … Continue reading →

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